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Giancarlo Stanton joined some seriously impressive company Monday night.

The Miami Marlins slugger — as he’s been known to do from time to time — blasted a laser beam of a home run, a three-run shot that helped his team beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-1.

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It was Stanton’s 33rd home run of the season (leading all National League hitters) and the 150th of his career, putting him in a class with some of the greatest sluggers of all time. At 24 years and 290 days, Stanton is the third-youngest player in major league history to reach that particular home run plateau.

The Marlins still have 32 games to play this season, so it’s not a stretch to think Stanton could climb to No. 8 or 9 on that list before October. Whether he’ll still be in Miami when the 2015 campaign opens, however, is another story entirely. The outfielder has two years remaining on his contract, but many believe notoriously stingy Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria could trade him before then.

More than a few Boston Red Sox fans believe Stanton’s swing would fit in just fine at Fenway Park. Just sayin’.